Who (who are the most important people in the text?)
Chris Pilaro (boy who wants to play on the girls field hockey team)
What (what happens in the text, what is the text about?)
A boy who wants to play on a girl's field-hockey team.
Where (what is the setting, or where is the action happening?)
South Hampton High School in Suffolk County, Long Island
When (when is this happening?)
May 2012
Why (why is the action/problem/story happening?)
He wasn't allowed to play on the girl's field hockey team before because he was dominating the field, however the committee in charge of that decision changed it's mind and is now letting him play.
What is the "Big Idea," or "Main Point" of the text?
Boys are sometimes allowed to play on girls teams depending on whether or not they dominate play.
Are there other ideas or sub-points that we need to include?
Some people agree he should play and some people don't. The fact that he was of small size was relevant to some people.
Now you have all the information you need to write a summary. Using the above information, and without simply retelling the article try and summarize it below.
The article "Boy Field Hockey Star Wins Appeal to Play on Girl’s Team" is about a boy who wants to play on a girl's field-hockey team. Chris Pilaro is a grade 9 high school student from South Hampton High School in Suffolk County, Long Island and in May 2012 he was allowed to play on his high school girl's field-hockey team for the first time. He wasn't allowed to play on the girl's field hockey team before because he was dominating the field, however the committee in charge of that decision changed it's mind and is now letting him play. Schools in the United States decide that boys are can play on girls teams depending on whether or not they dominate play. Not everyone is in agreement however and some people think boys should be banned completely from competing on girls teams. The fact that this male player is smaller than the average female player seemed to make a difference to the committee.
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Who (who are the most important people in the text?)
Chris Pilaro (boy who wants to play on the girls field hockey team)
What (what happens in the text, what is the text about?)
A boy who wants to play on a girl's field-hockey team.
Where (what is the setting, or where is the action happening?)
South Hampton High School in Suffolk County, Long Island
When (when is this happening?)
May 2012
Why (why is the action/problem/story happening?)
He wasn't allowed to play on the girl's field hockey team before because he was dominating the field, however the committee in charge of that decision changed it's mind and is now letting him play.
What is the "Big Idea," or "Main Point" of the text?
Boys are sometimes allowed to play on girls teams depending on whether or not they dominate play.
Are there other ideas or sub-points that we need to include?
Some people agree he should play and some people don't. The fact that he was of small size was relevant to some people.
Now you have all the information you need to write a summary. Using the above information, and without simply retelling the article try and summarize it below.
The article "Boy Field Hockey Star Wins Appeal to Play on Girl’s Team" is about a boy who wants to play on a girl's field-hockey team. Chris Pilaro is a grade 9 high school student from South Hampton High School in Suffolk County, Long Island and in May 2012 he was allowed to play on his high school girl's field-hockey team for the first time. He wasn't allowed to play on the girl's field hockey team before because he was dominating the field, however the committee in charge of that decision changed it's mind and is now letting him play. Schools in the United States decide that boys are can play on girls teams depending on whether or not they dominate play. Not everyone is in agreement however and some people think boys should be banned completely from competing on girls teams. The fact that this male player is smaller than the average female player seemed to make a difference to the committee.